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UK Treasury Predicts Dire Economic Consequences of "Brexit"
April 18, 2016
The BBC reports that a British Treasury document forecasting that the UK would suffer permanent economic harm if its people vote to leave the EU is touching off a wide-ranging debate over how accurately government officials can predict the consequences of "Brexit" on the British economy and finances.
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MEPs Urge Pro-EU Education in Schools
April 18, 2016
Describing a report recently adopted by Members of the European Parliament ("MEPs") that urges countries to overcome euroskepticism by teaching EU values in schools, Andrew Stuttaford writes that the report is seeking "propaganda" rather than education in pretending that the EU is not a "post-democratic project."
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Dutch Petition Seeks Vote on TTIP
April 15, 2016
EurActiv reports that, following a recent referendum in which a majority of Dutch participants voted against an association agreement with Ukraine, a new Dutch petition for a referendum on the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership ("TTIP") deal, which is under negotiation, has garnered a third of the necessary signatures to trigger a vote.
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Resolution on EP Chauffeur Service Sparks Controversy
April 15, 2016
Politico reports that, claiming the need for enhanced security in the face of opposition from several Members of the European Parliament ("EP") to the high cost, the EP has voted to create an internal chauffeur service for Members that will cost a total of over EUR 10 million per year.
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EU Parliament Calls on Poland to End Court Standoff
April 13, 2016
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution that calls on the Polish government to end a standoff with the country's Constitutional Tribunal by accepting the court's decision striking down changes to the judiciary and pushes the European Commission to step up the use of its "rule of law mechanism" to investigate the government if it does not comply.
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